Five teenage swimmers from Nuneaton and Bedworth have become some of the youngest in the country to be presented with a major lifesaving award.

The group of 14-year-olds - David Ellis, Cheryl Wilson, Stephanie Robinson, Louise Ferron and Nikita-Jane Seddon - received the Royal Lifesaving Society's bronze medallion at a presentation at Bedworth Leisure Centre.

Coached and trained by Ian Jackson, the society's area organiser, they were assessed on their ability to display lifesaving skills, fitness, knowledge and good judgment in a simulated "open water" emergency situation at Bedworth swimming pool.

The awards were presented by David Leetham and Annette McMaster, of the Nuneaton and Bedworth Leisure Trust.